Machine for carding safety pins, etc.



June 22 ,1926. '1,589,151

- H. M. GLEASON MACHINE FOR CARDING SAFETY PINS, ETC

6- Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 8. 1924 Jue 22 1926.

H. M. GLEASON MACHINE FOR CARDING SAFETY PINS, ETC

Filed Oct. a, 1924 6 sheetsheet 2 June 22,1926.

1,589,751 H. M. GLEAsoN MACHINE FOR CARDING SAFETY PINS, ETC

Filed Oct. s, 1924 5 Sheetspshe'ef, :5

l l i June 22 1926.

f H. M. GLEAsoN MACHINE FOR CARDING SAFETY rms, mc

Filed OCT.. 8, 19.24- 5 Sheets-.Sheet 4 June 22 1926. 1,589,751

H. M. GLEASON MACHINE FOR CARDING SAFETY PINS, ETC

Filed oct. a. 1924 a sheets-sheet 5 NMX June 22,1926.

H. M. GLEASON i MACHINE FOR CARDING SAFETY PINS, ETC

Filed opt.` s. 1924 e sheets-Sheet G lipetented June 22, 1926.

HENRY M. e-Lrinsoiv, or sim rimiicisoc, loemroniim, Afssierrontio o-Ilrsn oor@ PATENT omer,

Primes me., or wnrnneonr, ooiirrilorroor, A oonronmion.

MACHINE ron Germaine# 's'ri'lrrrrv PINS, nro.

'Appli-cation filed 'october a, '1924. serrai- No. '742,363.

serted .in-to Athe relatively short slots of J'e slotted pin card and then' seeiiredfto jthecerd by e npesteloozird' or other pepe-r.V locliiig strip 'vvliich 'is insertedor 'threaded through the opening hetive'eirtlie 'inserted sections or the safety pinsfzrnd the` rear? fe-ce of the pin cord, 'which 'is preferably lin yturchi-id or bowed np position. 'lhecatrding machine ine-y cornprise a number'ofincli'ned pin chutes down which streams of safetyfpins may be 'fed by 1ei'rivity ronr'eorting machines snchfis v`are shown in the' Gleesonetent 1,456,546, 'of f Mev 29, 1923, by which the'eaifetjyv pins may loe arifnngetlwitli their hefid 'ends `foremost,

if desired. An oscillating' cnt-oliI gte or other feeding mechanism' may he zirrenged to 'periodically deliver e, dozen or otherdesired 'series 'si-rrety` pins from these chiites `or :inv other suitable feeding devices `into e pin carrier which may loe otslefleton con-v etrn'etio'n and slotted or formed t'osupport the safety pins vin onev ori'nore 'parallel rows and preferably substantially perpendicular to the Lgeneral plane of the pin card, which ninv bellied in below the carrier. The pin card may lee arched or 1ooWed 'up in any snitnhle Wayesbfy forcinga 'eusnitable card snpport such es e slottedczi'rdingblock np agr-inet thepiii card. which may force its central portion'np into arched position loetween vtivo leterelfnienibers or hers that gmay he formed on the pin carrier, so that `the slots in the card come into alignment with vthe pins Wliiol'i enter the slots in the Gerd sind corresponding transverse lslots or clearance grooves which may beprovidcd Ain the ,lingfhloclr below, the pins b'eing'held `or forced' down in'tlii's position liv a descending prei, i,i,"e"`iiiernljer or foll'iv'e,'i ii desired. rt

this lpoiiitl the thin 'cardbozir'd orothe'r looknig'stri-p iii-:iv lie inserted "between the reer surface of tlienrched 4np pin ceti-d` and the portions of the lsiiliety "puis projecting through the' card Slots/to delinitely hold the siifetv 'pine in position 'as soon es the pin (verdl is released froinits bowed np position und elloived' tofstrzritghtenont snlicientlnvi so lili at 'the p 'torce the loling-strip against their positions lat the beginning; of e czirC -iim cycle.

the npperacejoi en inclined 4deliver f @eetl-retirer. This is a desirable ind @er cient 'method of cnrdi'ng' kclosedsetiety4 pins Without opening them and sticking` the pointed endsl through e card and snloseqn'entljy closing them; and'coopereting lelements Off the types-above referred tofmeyhe combined lintr) .oerding finacli-ines-end joperated et the Y prop er timesv hy eny'fsnlteble ineenseuch 'es L l' i i i '90o tive-came :or lepri-ng opposed com devices i or treedfle connections,` sees lto he lerge- ,A

ly for `Wholly zitfoineticefin their operation @and have Vlarge capacity.

AAri "llusvtrative machine-embodying this :invention v1s shown 11i-e somewhat diefgrefniwhich e.

l is e :side elevation. y l. ,l Fig. 2 is en enlarged Vfrom; elevation lool;-

ing inthe direc-tion of Vthe 'rroiv AV in l.

yF 1g. Q .is a trensverseysectionel detail,

teken Xalong the line 2a vof' Fig. 2.

Fig. 3 is an f enlarged. pleinl vfieiv` looking" in the direction of the arrow B in Fig. 1. n

Fig; 4 is @transverse section taken l'ongg the line 4f-Ll of Fig'. 2, the parts beine; in

Fig. 5v is fa similar view but ivithftlie parte lshown at the corn letion of `the Cardin c cle P g Y before the release lof the-card. Y

Fig. 6 is a perspective vievv of the cerding block. i f v Fig. is a plan view of .a card of sirl'ety pins` such e's'may be formed on this machine.

Fig. 8 is fa plan view ofthe slotted piir card that may be nsedwind i Fig. 9 is a similar View of the lool/ring Istriptherefor.

vIn carrying out this invention, twelve rstreamsfof-closed seifetypiiisl, oteny epyproved construction and provided. lv'vith heads, inefybe fed by gravity thronglr e gang of inclined chiites i 16, thenpper ends of which are connected with .so'mesource ,of supply, gsneh, for instance, 'es sorting ina- -chines of -seidpetent vbyv fli-icli theipinsere -jffedinto the"A ripper the chiites vi'vlth their `eorres'pendingfende; foremost, prefertheir head-ends, ,S-fshoivu, elo Yer ends of the saidincliined cliiit`es4.516`,liegiter` with the uppert ends of ftvve'lve co'irspondinglyf spaced inc-lined chnnelsl `tre'veii'sing late 1S mounted vven the vinclini-d opper fece 'of `-vmatic tva-y in the accompanying drawnge in the head 19 of a bracket 20 secured to a machine frame or bench 2l.

The closed pins may be discharged by gravity from the lower ends of the said channels 1'4" into an inclined slreletonized pin carrier unit reciprocating at rigl'it angles to the plane of the said channels. As shown in Fig. 4, the said carrier may comprise a transversely-arranged, notched inner bar 22 and a parallel notched outer bt' the space separating these two parallel bars being something less than the length of the pins, so that their middle portions are unsupported and exposed. rlf'he said bar 22 is secured to the upper ends of two plates 24, the lowerends of' which are secured to the inner edges of the respective ends of .a yoke piece 25 shown inlig. 2 as mounted upon the upper end of a tubular extension 26 reciprocatingupon a guide-post 27 rigidly mounted at its upper end in the stationary carding block 28 of the carding unit. The ends of the outer bar 23 are similarly secured to the upper ends of two plates 29, the lower ends of which are secured to the ends of the outer edge of the coupling or yoke piece 25 aforesaid. The said plates 29 may be formed with guide .slots 30 receiving bolts 31 entering the carding block 28, so as to provide for guiding and stcadying the skeleton pin carrier in its reciprocating` movement at right angles tothe delivery-plate 18 aforesaid.

As shown in Fig. 3, the bar 22 supports a plate 32 which is parallel with it and which may be formed with twelve equally spaced notches 33 respectively located .in line with the channels 17 and registering' with narrower notches formed in the bar 22.1 these notches 33 and B4 receiving and locating the coiled'rear ends of the pins 15. The bar 23 is formed with a .series of similarly spaced notches 35 arranged in line with the not-ches 34, from which they are separated by a distance slightlyv wider than the width of the cai-ding block 28` but not so wide as the length of the pins. which may thus be supported by their ends with free middle portions. The bar 23 also supports a stop plate 36 provided with twelve pockets 37 located in. line with the notches but larger than the saine and adapted to receive the head-ends of the pins, as shown in 5, the opposite walls of these notches S7 being preferably beveled, as at 38. to assist in guiding the pins into their ultimate positions in the pockets 37. The pin carrier thus supports the safety pins insuch positions that they can be inserted or forced into thesimilarly spaced .slots of pin card which may be heldin any suitable card holder so as to be substantially flat in some cases; although the insertion and securing of the pins is usually facilitated where the pin slots are transversely arranged by the preliminary transverse arching up of the pin card by any suitable bending members cooperating with the card holder or movable with respect thereto such as lateral bending members engaging the upper face of the card on each side of the center line. rlhe card holder or support may be the cai-ding block 28 rigidly secured by screws 43 to a liange 44 on the main frame 20 and may be arranged parallel with the pin carrier; and the upper surface of the carding block is preferably formed as is shown in Fig. (3 with twelve transverse clearance grooves 3S) arranged in line with the notches 34 and and the pockets B7 of the reciprocating pin carrier unit already described. At their ends, the clearance grooves 39 may intersect upstanding ribs 40 between which the inserted locking strips 42 may be guided, and these bending' or crimping ribs may have rounded outer bending surfaces preferably extending throughout the card at the lateral port-ions of the carding block, so as to assist the arching up of the card by the relatively movable lateral bars 22, 23 which may be mounted on the pin carrier in some cases.

rlhe pin cards 41 may be fed t0 the cardiug block by any suitable feeding devices which may comprise a card tray or support 45 secured to the left hand portion of the cardiner bloclr 28 and mounted so that its lower surface is at the right level to form a. guide for the pin card as it is longitudinally fed over the carding block. In this connection a guide or feeding channel may advantageously be formed so as to entend from the card tray more or less through the length of the feeding block over which the pin card is fed. This feeding channel may comprise the offset or clearance portions 46` 47 of the plates 24 and 27 shown in Figs. 1 and 3 and the inner guiding edge 52 against which the pin card may rest and one or more outer springguides or strips such as 53 projecting from the inner edge of a reotangular housing` 54 securech for instance, to a bracket 55 attached to the outer face of. the carding block, which together may thus form a support or holder for the pin card. Suitable longitudinal stops may advantageously be provided to position the cards lorgitudinally with respect to the carding block` such as one or more adjustable or snrinLY pressed plunger stops 50 lshown in Fig. 2 as movably mounted as in the upper end of the right hand plate and normally forced into the position indicated with respect to the carding block by the connected springs 51,. An adjustable stop 49 having an upwardly inclined end may be mounted in a recess 48 in the carding block and yieldably held in adjusted position bv the screw shown in Fig. 3 at the left of the resilient part of this stop. Byl giving the right hand ends of this stop an upwardly sloping coulll!) lll.;

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opferating?spring pressed yplunger stops engagi'hgtlre Af'rward endof-the card.' lt isiiot'.;y however, necessary to use this stop 49".;vli'e`ietlfepin' cards ar'e mechanically fed"to the cardine; block, which can be a', l l effected' by any' suitable; cooperating cardl feeding devi'cessuc-h" asf-the feeding' slide llS ni'ounte'd in grooves 150 infthe" cardine;` block 1 which'm'ay be extended outward' for this pur 1; 'ose".l` This slid'e'-1n'ayf'at one or more points 'alonfgj tlieividth ofA the' pin card project upivardjabofve'the surface of the card 7"'to-1|i(`1'afrly"the' thickness `of' one of "these pin ea'rdsfedI` so as'to "feed forward ythelovver sejdaratorsoi gates v` 146 which may be vertically `adjustediandlield-a as by one or more cated inr'Fi'g 21`sothat the front edgesof eachfof-ithesej cardi slots normally rest on the fiat* snif'facfe'j of; theWcard below: rlhis feediiigslidedilnay be reciprocated at the pioper "time suitable' n'iechanism such as alever' 149() pivo'ted j or otherwise con-y n'eeted to theslideand aetu'atedas Yby the auxiliary treadlek 151 normallyraised by the lightspring 152 some distance above tlie` treadle' 7 5f asf vvdetermin'ed' by the'loose connecting-bolts 153- Arcableor chainle connected iwith' thisl treajdle 151'4 may pass overfone'or'me're pulleys 1235 and` be connected1 tothe leverde-9' near enough-to its fulertiih. vv'liichfy is: preferably, Amountedv in a vertically movable fulei'rumv bloelff so as to give'k this cardifeedinp'; slide the desired` forward threw*e the" etent4 of which' is determined by the adjustable"stop"148 in they slide'V engaging( the frame; after which idle expansion ,offtheconnection spring 15.4 occurs, therearwardinlove-ment of the slide and lever befingefected'by the lighter spring '157; In VJthis Way' a.' pin1 card may be fed into positionon the carding` block before the' trealdlet 151 engagesV4 them'ain treadle 75 and actuates it to 'operate' the other parts 'themachine;l

Similar feeding devices may be' used to feed; the` locking Jstrips 42 across the cardinklblo'lrA4 after-the pinL cardfhfasbeen arched up and" tlie pins inserted into the"Card" slots and4v these feed'i'ng" means may comprise a tray'l 564 and`` sulablef cooperatingV fee'd'n cate-Fin quideshinj the'right hand f end of vlther. eardingbl-ock 28or itsextensionland a'suit'- able" card' boxf 'mayfbe formed onthe ntray con'iprisingithelmembers 1595'and a feeding separator orgate 160 which is preferably vertically adjustable through suitableV bolts 61 so as to hold in' plaeeall of the? stack 142 of lockingstripsexeept the lowest one which may be engaged bythe front edge of the slide. 158,' preferably' considerably. narrower 'than these locking' strips and proL jectin'g up slightlyy beyond the surface of the'trayor? feedingguide, shown inFig; 2f'. This leaking strip slide may bev automatically actuated by any suitable mecha'` nismsueh as cams or' treadles and`r if' deaired, a? supplemental feeding' treadle 163 normallylield up against the;V stop.' or pin l''e-by the 'springfw 'may :be engaged! by the niain'ftrea'dle 75 after it has 4` actuated'l the other parts fo'fthe` mechanismf sol that itsbfurther dovvnvardmo'vement; after the adj ustable limiting.` collar 166 l shown in Figa stopstlie doivnwardmovement of the rod 72; extendsthe-spring 173 in the-chain con neet-ion 73ian'd moves this treadle 163' and the connected ehain"- or cable 164k, which through any suitable connections vmay opera'te the' spring? pressed lever 165; connected to' the slide lf'as in thevr caseof tlie'feeding slide'l'fl.l

Theloiyermost safety pins ofthe columns or streanislofpins in' the respective chutes 1G, are'separatedfroni the; pinsabove them tof'eed" a' seriesof twelye'safety pins, fer instancd from the twelve chutes by means of ai'hw`suitabler rocking gate ais 59 shoiy'nin l? preferablyformedupon its upperedge with twelve iingersyGO spaced apart to enterthe upperends of'the'channels 17 in the delivery-plate 18, While'the lower edge of the `said gate isfornied with trifelve corresponding'-nger's 61, similarly entering'the channels 17, thesetivosets of lingers A'andfflV being sufficiently separated fronifea'ch other t'o accommodate, Without binding, thefull length of a safety pin of they particular size being carded The said gateis furnished its ends Withv downward lyex'tending` parallel l arms 62' reeeiv'ingi` screw studs 63 enteritis' the'en'dsof theplate 18"*1iit`3enwhich the gate isthus pivot-ed for rocking movement. The" said? a'rnisll 62 are .Mill

l-ll) providedat their lower ends with pawls 64 1 the ee'fwithlthe Stads# on which the p'aivls" 641" are hung, exert-f a censtantl effort svlii' j* the" galte 59 intol its pin-deliverin'g'p'osit 'n7 assho'ivn 11115. The'oiiter fees Gag ,resonate lili) Cil lo engage with all of the pins of a group Aof pins after they have been installed in the skeletonized pin carrier, so as to steady them and prevent their displacement and also to follow them in their downward movement with the carrier and by its pressure assist in their insertion into the slots 41a of the cards 41. The said follower 69 may be moved. for the purpose described,l by means of a yoke 70 the ends of which, :shown in Figs. 1 and 3 are lconnected with the respective arms G6 and which is itself connected by a knuckle joint 71 with the upper end of a treadle rod 72, the lower end of which is attached to a chain 73 run` ning over a pulley 74 and connected at its lower end with a foot treadle 75 having the usual light lifting-spring 76.

. shown in Fig. 5 a sleeve 77, which for convenience I may call the carrier aci-uating sleeve, may be loosely mounted upon the lower end of the rod 72 and has slidingbearing at 77fL in the frame 20, its upper end coacting with the lower end of the said knuckle 71, and its lower end resting upon the upper face of an operating lever 7S having a slot through which the rod 72 gasses and pivoted in a bracket 79 attached to the frame 20. The outer end of the lever 78 is connected to the pin carrier as by being forked and embracing the tubular eX- tension 26 between two collars 80 shrunk thereupon. For lifting the follower 69 into its elevated position and, at the same time, restoring` the pin carrier to its elevated position and rocking the gate 59 into its charging position, two springs 81 may be used havingtheir upper ends connected to the frame and having their lower ends connected to the ends of a cross bar 82 l0- cated upon the lower end of a tube 83 secured by a rivet 84 to the treadle rod 72.

rThe operation of this illustrative machine in carrying out the process in one way is as follows. In the first place, the operator may with her left hand, slide one of the cards 11 from a pile on the tray l5 from left to right through the card feeding guides and over the grooved portion of the carding block, so as to position it between the four stops 49, 50, 52, and 53 (Figs. 3 and 4) thereon and bring its slots 41 into register with the transverse clearance grooves 39 in the block. The treadle 75 may now be depressed, so that the rock-arms 66 are swung down to disengage their teeth 65 from the pawls 64 carried by theA gate 59. The springs GS now act to rock the gate upon its studs 63 into its discharging position in which its fingers 60 enter the upper ends of the channels 17 in the plate 18 to intercept or hold back the pins above, while its lower ngers or teeth 61 are lifted from the said channels, whereby the series ofsafety pins already 'Within the gate between the gate fingers are released and permitted to slide down into the open top pin carrier, so as to assume the position indicated in broken lines 1n 4. The operator can thus readily detect and rectify any irregularities in this separated series of safety pins such as the reversed position or absence of one of the pins of the series as occasionally occurs; and this rectification is greatly facilitated y the accessible open top arrangement of the pin carrier at this period in the operation of the machine. The operator may then continue the downward movement of the treadle 75, and consequently the continued downward movement of the arms 66 brings the follower 69 into Contact with the upper portions or reaches of all of the pins, which are now arranged in vertical planes in the several notches of the carrier, so that the pins are firmly held against upward dis placement therein. The parts are so proportioned and their movements are so timed that when the bar 69 comes down on the pins in the carrier, the lower end of the knucklejoint 71 engages with the upper end of the slidable actuating sleeve 77, the lower end of which now pushes downward upon the lever 7 8, which in turn acts through the tubular extension 26 to draw the loaded carrier downward over the pin card 41 positioned as described upon the carding block.

The initial downward movement of the carrier causes its side bars 22 and 23 to engage with the overhanging side edges of the card, whereby the card is arched up or crimped ,as the expression is, over the crimping ribs l0 of the block, its slotted cen tral portion being upwardly bowed, shown in Fig. 55 and its edges being pressed toward orupon the rear and front faces of the block. The continued downward movement of the carrier may effect the insertion of the exposed lower reaches of the rectified series of spaced pins through the correspondingly spaced pin slots 11a of the card and into the clearance grooves 39 of the block and therefore in position, as shown in Fig. 5, where they will not interfere with the insertion of a locking-strip 42, which the operator may now slide from right to left from the strip-pile on the tray 55 and may thus thread the strip successively through the pins, the movement of the strip from right to left being continued until its ends are coincident with the ends of the cards. The strip is now interposed between the concavefback or under face of the card and the middle portions or reaches of the pointed ends of the pins, which inserted portions are at this time lying in the bottoms of the transverse clearance grooves in the carding block. Pressure upon the treadle 75 now being removedA or relieved, the springs 81 promptly restore the parts of the machine to the positions in which they appear in Figs. 1 to fi inclusive, in which they yare 'shoii'ir infthei-rf positions just prior tothe begl'nning` 'la-cardingcycle As the pinfcarrier unit is thus lirt'fltt-id`v away from the carding'lbloeit, the edges ot the pin card n v l l la members not shown tor the salte ot clearness.

rlhis inventionhas been described in connection with a number of embodiment-s i`:o'rm"s,` proportiolis,` parts; arrange-menta materials, conditions, ni'imbery and; order of steps5 inetliod'sof 'connectie j operation and deeg to the det'ziilsfof which disel'osuretlie ii'iventfionfis noti' ,s'etobe limited, since what is]l cl'aimed-asneiv and what is' f desir-ed to 'be secured by yLetters' Patent 'is set forth in the'- appended claims.

I do not, in this ease,"elai`m any' of the specific mechanisms illust it 1- described and claimed' i-nYt'li-e' co-pen'dinb rip'p'li'cation oi Ernest Hi Viebbg ledi)Aprilf'lg 19221, SerialNo.`551972.

Wliat I claim is- 1-.` Inf' mac'l'iinef'forl eafrding safety pins', pin'feedingmechanisin af'pi'n carrier unit to which pins-` are'- supplied in predetermined systematio 'arrangement by the sai'df machine, a cardingl unit upon whichy slotted; cards are plafced, andm'earsf ltorbodily inovin` one ot' the said units' iv'ithrespect tothe other i'or the insertion ofi portidn's'fof the' pins 'into slots intl'ieeard Qi In av machine forffoarding safety pins; I inz meehanism, afpin Carrier 'unit to Wli'ichfpi s are supplied inpredetermined systematic arr-ari'gen'i'e'nts l the'said machine; wear 'jing' u'nitlfre-L' gf nd positioning-a slottetlcardgand meal-ns1 for moving .one of the 'said unitfsz,'botli jf toward! thevotherior the inset-tion 'off portions of theE pins into slots in' the 'fai-d'1"andv for holdingthemin such inserted positions preparatoryto,securing-them to thecardl 3. .linl a machin lor` kCai-'ding' safety-pins; pin'- `feeding 1me'chanisn,f "i, pin carrier unit to which pins Y are iied in p redeiz'eirmined 1 syst em atio arrangen'ient Uyl-the said maehineya cardinlgunit ieceiving .andpositioning a slotted card, and means' for movingone unit to'ivard' the otherfand for crimping' the (earch whereby portions vot: the Y pins 'are e111 teredinto the'fslots-fin the-'crimped earth 1 reparatoryY to being secured theretofv Il; In afmachine'for. carding safety` pins, pin feeding mechanism; .a pin'carrier unit to which' pi usare-supplied in predetermined systematic larranfreinent? by the Asaid machine7 a" eardinlg Y torwrec'eiving," positioning card, and means operative relation With the said carding unit, whereby portions of the pins areentered into the slotsin the card, preparatory to being secured thereto.`

5. In a machine for eardingsafety pins, pin feeding mechanism, .aA skeleton pin carrier to which pins are fed in-'predetermined systematic arrangementby the said machine so 'as to exposeV the inteimiediatel portions thereoi a oarding unit for the re oeption and crimping of'a slotted. card, and means Vfor moving oneunit towardthe outerv unit iorfthe ventrancetotthe exposed intermediate portionsot'. the pins into the slots ot the cardgpre'paratory to securing the pins thereto. v

6. In a machine for carding safety pins, pinf feeding mechanismg'- a;v skeleton hpin detei'fmined systematic' arrangement by the said malehineyafcar'ding unit f orthe Vrecep-e` tion-land crimping" ot aislotted card; means ttor mov-ingf oneunit-towarfd the other, Where.- byint'ermed'iate I'reao'hesf of? the; pins; arefin+ sented( into theslots in the/card; preparatory to 'bei-ngi seenr'ec'lthereto, and means; for steadying the pins infthe' Apin carrier during the said mov-einen t\4 ot' one lunittowardl the other for the inse'ition-f-otithe pins intofthe. slats of-'tl'i-e'g`card. f -A l i 7. Ill-a1 ma'cliinefiorf eardingesafety pins, pin feeding meehanismy a piircarrier to Whichthel pins are fedby ythe said-machine and' inY Which the middle :portions: or reaches off the-'pins exposed; afcardingfbloelc formed fwithftrai'isverse clearance ,grooves for the reception'of' the exposed' reaches off the pins Iand providingf-or.- the crimpingr of. the card, tan'clune'ans `for moving-the said' carri er toward'.` the said block EforE the insertion. 'of reachessof thev 'pins throiifgh slots in the Card into the said grooves preparatory;tosecnring the" pineto thecard.

8. The apparatus :for cardinglsatety pins, comprising a 'card holden* means to `arclrup a slotted pin? cardy `supported:by-r said card holder", a cooperatingpin transfer dev-ice: hav ing a series ot spaced'pin yslots correspon di ne; to the slots in said' card, land re'lealsable: pin supports cooperating Withlfsaidf transfer 'deviee to support a series ot' safety pinsy in alignment4 with they slots in said; Cardi` 9. In a machine for. cardine l safety pins etc. a carding block formedv with aspaced series. ofi clearance grooves andl with i lateral cardhend-ingribs," a relatively; movable:` 'In carrier having-4 side barss adapted (to .pass von each side ot saidzearding block: totrhnsverselyl archup fin-'interposed'transversely slotted pin fcard" arranged with its' slots: in :substantial alignment-With said clearance grooves,

means to supporta series-fof safetypi-ns `in said carrier in substantial'galignment pin cards between said block and carrier, and locking strip feeding devices to automatically feed paper locking strips between the concave face of the pin card and the reaches of the safety pins inserted through the card slots.

l0. In a machine for carding safety pins, etc. a carding block formed with lateral card bending ribs, a relatively movable pin carrier means adapted to transversely arch up a transversely slotted pin card, means to support a series of safety pins in said car- `rier in substantial alignment with said clearance grooves, and card feeding devices to autoniatically feed slotted pin cards between said block and carrier.

11. In a machine for carding safety pins etc. a carding block formed with card bending lateral portions, a relatively movable pin carrier having side members adapted to pass on each side of said carding block to transversely arch up an interposed transversely slotted pin card and insert the point reaches 3f the safety pins held in said carrier through the slots in the pin card between said carding block and carrier, and feeding devices to feed automatically paper locking strips between the concave face of the pin card and the inserted reaches of the safety pin.

12. In a machine for carding safety pins etc. a carding block, a relatively movable pin carrier having side members adapted to pass on each side of said carding block to transversely arch up an interpose transversely slotted pin card and insert reaches of the safety pins held in said carrier through the slots in the pin card between said carding block and carrier, and feeding devices to feed paper locking strips between the concave face of the pin card and the inserted reaches of the safety pins.

13. In a machine forvcarding safety pins etc. a carding block, a relatively movable pin carrier to insert reaches of the safety pins held in said carrier through the slots in the pin card between said carding block and carrier, and feeding devices for feeding locking strips between the concave face of the pin card and the inserted reaches of the safety pms.

14. In a machine for carding safety pins etc. a carding block formed with a spaced series of clearance grooves, a relatively movable pin carrier having side members adapted to pass on eachside of said carding block to transversely arch up a transversely slotted pin card arranged between them with its slots in substantial alignment with said clearance grooves, and mea-ns to feed a series of safety pins to said carrier and support them inl substantial alignment with said clearance grooves.

15. In a machine for carding safety pins, etc., a carding block, relatively movable pin carrier, bending members adapted to pass on each side of said carding block to transversely arch up a transversely slotted pin card arranged between them, and means to feed a series of safety pins to said carrier and insert them in the card slots.

1G. In a machine for carding safety pins, etc., a carding block, a relatively movable pin carrier having side bars adapted to pass on each side of said carding block to support and transversely arch up a transversely slotted pin card arranged between the card-- ing block and carrier, means to insert portions of the safety pins in said carrier in the slots in said pin card, card feeding devices arranged at one end of said carding block to feed slotted pin cards between said block and carrier, and locking strip feeding devices at the other end of said carding block to feed paper locking strips between the opposing concave face of the pin card and the portions of the safety pins inserted through the card slots.

17. In a machine for carding safety pins, ete., a. carding block, a relatively movable pin carrier to support and transversely arch up a transversely slotted pin card arranged between the carding block and carrier, means to insert portions of the series of safety pins in said carrier in the slots in said pin card, card feeding devices to feed slotted pin cards between said block and carrier, and locking strip feeding devices to feed paper locking strips between the opposing concave face of the pin card and the portions of the safety pins inserted through the card slots.

18. In a machine for carding safety pins, etc., a carding block, a relatively movable pin carrier to support aV slotted pin card arranged between the carding block and carrier, means to insert portions of the series of safety pins in said carrier in the slots in said pin card, and locking strip feeding devices for feeding locking strips between the opposing face of the pin card and the portions of the safety pins inserted through the card slots.

19. In a machine for carding safety pinsv` etc., a card support, a. relatively movable pin carrier having means to support and align a series of safety pins by their` ends and l insert them into the pin slots of a pin card on said card support, card feeding devices arranged at one side of said card support for feeding slotted pin cards to said card support, and locking strip feeding devices on the other side of said card support for feeding looking strips between the inserted portions of the safety pins and the opposing face of the pin card.

20. In a machine for carding safety pins, etc.,-a card support, a relatively movable pin carrier having means to support a series of safety pins and insert them into the pin slots of a pin card on said card support,

card feeding device arranged at one side of lil() lil said card support for feeding slotted pin cards to saidcard support7 and locking strip feeding devices on the other side of said card support for feeding locking strips thereto. v

21. In a machine for cardi'ng safety pins, etc., a carding block formed with a spaced series of transverse piny grooves and with card bending portions, a relatively movable pin carrier having side members adapted to pass on each side of said carding block to transversely arch up a slotted pin card arranged between them with its slots in substantial alignment with said grooves, mechanism to feed a series of safety pins to said carrier and support them in substantial alignment with said grooves, and locking strip feeding devices cooperating with said carding block to automatically feed paper locking strips between the opposing concave face of the pin card and the portions of the safety pins inserted through the card slots.

22. In a machine for carding safety pins, etc., a carding block formed with a spaced series of transverse pin grooves, a relatively movable pin carrier cooperating with a slotted pin card which is arranged between the said blocks and pin-carrier with its slots in substantial alignment with said grooves, mechanism to feed a series of safety pins to said carrier and support them in substantial alignment with said grooves, and locking strip feeding devices cooperating with said carding block for feeding locking strips between the opposing face of the pin card and the portions of the safety pins inserted through the card slots.

23. In a machine for carding safety pins, etc., a carding block, a relatively movable pin carrier cooperating with a slotted pin card which is arranged between the said block and pin-carrier, and devices cooperating with said carding block for feeding loclring strips between the opposing face `of the pin card and the portions of the safety pins inserted through the card slots.

9A. In a machine for carding safety pins, pin feeding mechanism, a cooperating open top pin carrier having slots to support a spaced series of safety pins and to allow rectification of irregularities therein, a relatively movable carding block formed with correspondingly spaced clearance grooves and having means to arch up a slotted pin card in connection with said carrier and to force portions of said safety pins through the card slots, and means for inserting a paper locking strip between the concave face of the pin card and the inserted portions of the pins.

25. In a machine for carding safety pins, pin feeding mechanism, a cooperating pin carrier to accessibly support a spaced series of safety pins and to allow rectification of irregularities therein, a relatively movable cardsupport for aslotted. pinV cardyand means to insert portions of said safety. pins through the card slots.

.26. In a machine for cardingsafety pins, pin feeding mechanism., a cooperating open pin carrier to support spaced seriesl of safety pins and `to allowfrecuiticatzion of irregularities therein, a relatively movable card support to arch up-a correspondinglyslotted pin card in connection with said carrier and to force portions of said safety pins through the card slots, and feeding means for inserting a locking strip between the concave face of the pin card and the inserted portions of the pins.

27. In a machine for carding safety pins, a pin carrier to support a spaced series of safety pins, a relatively movable card support to support a correspondingly slotted pin card, and means to arch up said pin card and to force portions of said safety pins through the card slots.

28. In a machine for carding safety pins, a. pin carrier to support a spaced series of safety pins, a relatively movable card support for a pin card formed with a correspondingly spaced series of transverse pin slots, means to insert portions of said safety pins through the card slots, and strip feeding and guiding means for longitudinally inserting a paper locking strip between the opposing face of the pin card and the inserted portions of the pins.

29. In a machine for carding safety pins, a pin carrier to support a spaced series of safety pins, a relatively movable support for a pin card, means to insert portions of said safety pins through the card slots, and means for longitudinally inserting a lochng strip between the opposing face of the pin card and the inserted portions of the pins.

30. In a machine for carding safety pins, a pin carrier to support a series of safety pins, relatively movable means to support and transversely arch up a transversely slotted pin card and insert point portions of said safety pins through the card slots, and meansto automatically insert a locking strip between the inserted portions of the pins and the opposing face of the pin card to detachably secure the pins thereto. y

3].. In a. machine for carding safety pins, a pin carrier to support a series of safety pins, relatively movable means to transversely arch up a transversely slotted pin card and insert portions of said safety pins 'through the card slots, and means to automatically insert a locking strip between the inserted portions of the pins and the pin card. i 32. In a machine for carding safety pins, a pin carrier to support a series of safety pins, means to support and arch up a pin card formed withslots of less size than said safety pins. ineens to insert 'portione of Said safety pine through the Card slots, land feeding ineens for inserting; a 10C/kine' Strip between the inserted portions of the pins and the opposing surface or' the pin card to detechahly Secure the pins thereto.

33. n u machine for eurding safety pins, a pin carrier to support e. series o'f safety pins, means to support :i pin card formed with slots of less size than said safety pins, 10

ineens to insert portions of said safety pins through the card slots and. ineens for in sorting e pin-retainer strip between eorresponding portions ot' the Several pins and one aee of the slotted card..

In testimony Wl'lereo?7 I have signed thie Specification.

HENRY M. GLEASON. 

